WHY VOTERS SHOULD REJECT THE $386 MILLION CANUTILLO ISD BOND
Canutillo ISD has placed a $386 million bond on the ballot for the May 4 election. Voters should reject this bond just as they rejected the District’s previous two bonds,…
INTERVIEW WITH CITY REP. JOE MOLINAR OF DISTRICT 4
Joe Molinar assumed office as City Representative for District 4 on January 5, 2021 and, in our humble estimation, has done an exceptional job representing not only the constituents of…
JOHNSON PROMISES TO LOWER PROPERTY TAXES BUT INCREASE SPENDING, EVADES MEDIA SCRUTINY
Renard Johnson is running for Mayor of El Paso and is backed by Veronica Escobar and our local business elites, together with their bankers and attorneys. He has held three…
ABBOT APPOINTS TOMMY GONZALEZ TO TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Three days ago, Governor Greg Abbott announced that he appointed former El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Our City…
GASSANDRA HERNANDEZ AND CLAUDIA “TU GAS ES MI GAS” RODRIGUEZ STRIKE AGAIN! NEW AUDIT SHOWS MORE EXCESSIVE GAS USAGE
It was nearly one year ago that we learned from the Chief City Auditor, Edmundo Calderon, that City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez and her husband helped themselves to $6,691 of City…
SISD SALARIES REVEALED
As late as 1930, about 65% of America’s schools were one-room buildings, often with a single teacher entrusted with all instruction. Since that time, most of our public schools have…
SISD BUDGET HOLE WIDENS TO $74 MILLION, STAFF SPENT $133 MILLION WITHOUT REQUIRED BOARD APPROVAL
It is now clear that the Socorro Independent School District is facing a financial meltdown that is far worse than has been reported by the media. Yesterday, CFO Vicki Perez…
HERNANDEZ VOTES AGAINST 12,500-SEAT AMPHITHEATER, REJECTING $5.4 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT
Yesterday our City Council voted 6-1, with Rep. Cassandra Hernandez dissenting and Rep. Isabel Salcido absent, to proceed with a public-private partnership to construct a 12,500-seat amphitheater in Northeast El…
PRIVATE CORPORATION TO BUILD 12,500-SEAT AMPHITHEATER IN NORTHEAST EL PASO, ZERO GENERAL FUND DOLLARS
Under Executive Session item EX1 today, our City Council announced a public-private partnership with Notes Live, Inc., a private developer, which will build a 12,500-seat amphitheater at the former site…
EL PASO TAXPAYER REVOLT INTERVIEWS ALL THREE CANDIDATES FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Fellow Taxpayers, As a service to our community, we conducted extensive interviews with all three candidates for District Attorney: Bill Hicks, James Montoya, and Alma Trejo. In addition, we invited…